diff --git a/changelog.d/8175.misc b/changelog.d/8175.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28af294dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/8175.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Standardize the mypy configuration.
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index c69cb5dc4..4213e31b0 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -6,6 +6,55 @@ check_untyped_defs = True
 show_error_codes = True
 show_traceback = True
 mypy_path = stubs
+files =
+  synapse/api,
+  synapse/appservice,
+  synapse/config,
+  synapse/event_auth.py,
+  synapse/events/builder.py,
+  synapse/events/spamcheck.py,
+  synapse/federation,
+  synapse/handlers/auth.py,
+  synapse/handlers/cas_handler.py,
+  synapse/handlers/directory.py,
+  synapse/handlers/federation.py,
+  synapse/handlers/identity.py,
+  synapse/handlers/message.py,
+  synapse/handlers/oidc_handler.py,
+  synapse/handlers/presence.py,
+  synapse/handlers/room.py,
+  synapse/handlers/room_member.py,
+  synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py,
+  synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py,
+  synapse/handlers/sync.py,
+  synapse/handlers/ui_auth,
+  synapse/http/server.py,
+  synapse/http/site.py,
+  synapse/logging/,
+  synapse/metrics,
+  synapse/module_api,
+  synapse/notifier.py,
+  synapse/push/pusherpool.py,
+  synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py,
+  synapse/replication,
+  synapse/rest,
+  synapse/server.py,
+  synapse/server_notices,
+  synapse/spam_checker_api,
+  synapse/state,
+  synapse/storage/databases/main/ui_auth.py,
+  synapse/storage/database.py,
+  synapse/storage/engines,
+  synapse/storage/state.py,
+  synapse/storage/util,
+  synapse/streams,
+  synapse/types.py,
+  synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py,
+  synapse/util/metrics.py,
+  tests/replication,
+  tests/test_utils,
+  tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_auth.py,
+  tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py
 
 [mypy-pymacaroons.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index edeb757f7..df473bd23 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -171,58 +171,8 @@ deps =
     {[base]deps}
     mypy==0.782
     mypy-zope
-env =
-    MYPYPATH = stubs/
 extras = all
-commands = mypy \
-            synapse/api \
-            synapse/appservice \
-            synapse/config \
-            synapse/event_auth.py \
-            synapse/events/builder.py \
-            synapse/events/spamcheck.py \
-            synapse/federation \
-            synapse/handlers/auth.py \
-            synapse/handlers/cas_handler.py \
-            synapse/handlers/directory.py \
-            synapse/handlers/federation.py \
-            synapse/handlers/identity.py \
-            synapse/handlers/message.py \
-            synapse/handlers/oidc_handler.py \
-            synapse/handlers/presence.py \
-            synapse/handlers/room.py \
-            synapse/handlers/room_member.py \
-            synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py \
-            synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py \
-            synapse/handlers/sync.py \
-            synapse/handlers/ui_auth \
-            synapse/http/server.py \
-            synapse/http/site.py \
-            synapse/logging/ \
-            synapse/metrics \
-            synapse/module_api \
-            synapse/notifier.py \
-            synapse/push/pusherpool.py \
-            synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py \
-            synapse/replication \
-            synapse/rest \
-            synapse/server.py \
-            synapse/server_notices \
-            synapse/spam_checker_api \
-            synapse/state \
-            synapse/storage/databases/main/ui_auth.py \
-            synapse/storage/database.py \
-            synapse/storage/engines \
-            synapse/storage/state.py \
-            synapse/storage/util \
-            synapse/streams \
-            synapse/types.py \
-            synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py \
-            synapse/util/metrics.py \
-            tests/replication \
-            tests/test_utils \
-            tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_auth.py \
-            tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py
+commands = mypy
 
 # To find all folders that pass mypy you run:
 #